Loop-start/ground-start line interface circuit
In FIG. 1, a private branch exchange (PBX) 10 is coupled through a two-wire telephone line circuit, including tip and ring conductors 11 and 12, to an interface circuit 13. That circuit provides batt... Read More
Inventors: Booth, Paul N.;, Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Optical smoke detector with active self-monitoring
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the invention are predicated on the following observations and will be described with reference to FIGS. 2-12, 5a and 5b. In a search for characteriz... Read More
Inventors: Thuillard, Marc; Scheidweiler, Andreas; Hess, Kurt;, Assignee: Cerberus AG (Mannedorf, CH) |
Watch adaptable to being worn on the wrist and around the neck
I claim: 1. A watch adaptable to be worn on the wrist and around the neck, comprising: a case housing a watch movement, a dial and hands; a plurality of rings disposed symmetrically around the periphe... Read More
Inventors: Tschanz, Pierre;, Assignee: |
Temperature indicator and watch provided with such a temperature indicator
To this effect, the invention has as objective a temperature indicator constituted by a substrate comprising a plurality of distinct juxtaposed zones each being covered by a first thermosensitive mate... Read More
Inventors: Grupp, Joachim; Poli, Jean-Charles;, Assignee: Asulab S.A. (Bienne, CH) |
Portable apparatus
The portable apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a measuring unit against which a user presses his or her finger and serves as an biological sensor, the measuring unit ... Read More
Inventors: Kondo, Yutaka;, Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and device for information processing and program providing medium
What is claimed is: 1. An information processing method for estimating a state variable of a target on the basis of a previously estimated state variable and an observation value, the method comprisin... Read More
Inventors: Segawa, Hiroyuki;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Portable working chute system
OF THE INVENTION In FIG. 1 there is shown a top view of a preferred embodiment of portable working chute system 10 of the invention. The system includes an elongated platform 12 which has a generally... Read More
Inventors: Reynolds, Charles E.;, Assignee: |
Modular flooring system for an animal housing
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a modular flooring apparatus for an animal housing having walls and a substrate. A plurality of interior flooring panels each comprise a rect... Read More
Inventors: Moreau, Pierre A.; Real, W. James;, Assignee: |
Alarm or warning device with sensing means in the form of a D.C. biased shielded coaxial cable
The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a new alarm device, apt to overcome the above drawbacks and allowing to dispose of economic sensing means, which are positively reliable aga... Read More
Inventors: Hruby, Vincenzo; Vizzotto, Raffaele;, Assignee: Hesa S.p.A. (Milano, IT) |
Systems, methods and apparatus for incrementally reconstructing overlapped images in a CT system implementing a helical scan
These and other objects may be attained in a system which, in one embodiment, implements an incremental reconstruction algorithm for helical scan data which does not require independent generation of ... Read More
Inventors: Hsieh, Jiang;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Milwaukee, WI) |
System and method for multi-resolution background adaptation
Briefly, the present invention is directed to a system and method for background adaptation of image information representing a scene or viewing area monitored by a video camera. A region or portion o... Read More
Inventors: Khosravi, Mehdi; Moed, Michael C.; Crabtree, Ralph N.; Perez-Jacome, Jorge E.;, Assignee: NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
System and method for tracking movement of objects in a scene
Briefly, the present invention is directed to a system and method for tracking movement of objects, such as people, through a scene. A background image comprising image information representing a back... Read More
Inventors: Crabtree, Ralph N.; Moed, Michael C.; Khosravi, Mehdi;, Assignee: NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
Modular pig cage assembly
What is claimed is: 1. A modular cage assembly for confining animals such as pigs and the like comprising: a floor section having an perforated metal floor; a plurality of vertically oriented stacking... Read More
Inventors: Strickland, C. Gene;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for hybrid position/force control of multi-arm cooperating robots
As noted above, the prior art concentrated on a master-slave approach wherein, for example, a master arm pulls and the slave simply follows without contributing to the task. This invention departs fro... Read More
Inventors: Hayati, Samad A.;, Assignee: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) |
Multiprocessor position/velocity servo control for multiaxis digital robot control system
A robot arm has a plurality of motor driven joints energized by respective power amplifiers. Respective feedback control loop means control the power amplifiers. Each of the feedback control loop mean... Read More
Inventors: Lancraft, Roy E.; Daggett, Kenneth E.; Onaga, Eimei M.; Casler, Jr., Richard J.; Booth, Barrett L.; Bergman, Norman J.; Nuncy, Marcus D.;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Method and apparatus for configuration control of redundant robots
In the present invention, a new and conceptually simple approach to configuration control of redundant manipulators constitutes a complete departure from the conventional pseudoinverse methods. In thi... Read More
Inventors: Seraji, Homayoun;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the (Washington, DC) |
Legged walking robot and system for controlling the same
The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a system for controlling a drive joint of a legged walking robot whereby smooth posture control is enabled through the incorporation of effe... Read More
Inventors: Yoshino, Ryutaro; Gomi, Hiroshi; Nishikawa, Masao; Hirose, Masato;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Foot structure for legged walking robot
It is an object of the present invention to provide a foot structure for a legged walking robot, which can achieve a smooth and quick gait before and after its feet land on and are lifted off the terr... Read More
Inventors: Nishikawa, Masao; Kumagai, Tomoharu; Abe, Shoei; Hirose, Masato; Hirakawa, Mitsuaki; Gomi, Hiroshi;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Detachable hose coupling
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the figures, the coupling of the present invention consists of an inner sleeve 1, an outer sleeve 2, and clamping means designated by the overall reference nu... Read More
Inventors: van Aspert, Joan J. A. M.;, Assignee: Askove Kunststof Industrie B.V. (NL) |
Landing apparatus for airship and the like
I claim: 1. A landing apparatus for an airship or the like comprising: (a) a tugging hawser; (b) a windlass; (c) a mooring device; (d) at least two lashing ropes; wherein said windlass is mounted on t... Read More
Inventors: Takahashi, Masakatsu;, Assignee: Takahashi; Masakatsu (Hyogo, JP) |
Sensor mount apparatus
OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the drawings, wherein like numerals indicate like parts, and initially to FIG. 1, there will be seen a sensor mount apparatus, generally indicated 10, positioned bet... Read More
Inventors: Falk, Joseph S.; Euler, Anthony J.;, Assignee: TCOM, L.P. (Columbia, MD) |
Airship with neutral buoyancy fuel bladder
The present invention relates to a novel system for generating power to propel an airship and for aiding in the buoyancy of the airship. The novel system employs a neutral buoyancy fuel bladder. When ... Read More
Inventors: Coleman, Richard; Collins, Lathan;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for computing over a wide area network
What is claimed is: 1. A wide area TCP/IP protocol network with mobile repeater stations comprising: at least one fixed ground station capable of transmitting and receiving TCP/IP compatible data pack... Read More
Inventors: Hickman, Paul L.;, Assignee: |
Active feedback levelwinding system
An object of the invention is to provide a system to guide a cable onto a rotating drum to prevent the cable from bunching unevenly on the drum or gapping between adjacent wraps. Another object of the... Read More
Inventors: Currie, Tim; Brackett, James; Brackett, Katherine;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC) |
Cross polarization compensation technique for a monopulse dome antenna
A dome antenna with mono-pulse difference signal cross-polarization compensation in accordance with the principles of the present invention, includes a receiving array of antenna elements positioned i... Read More
Inventors: Rao, Basrur R.;, Assignee: Sperry Corporation (New York, NY) |
Method and apparatus for producing multiple, frequency-addressable scanning beams
According to one aspect of the invention, an apparatus is provided for forming at least first and second frequency-scanned beams of electromagnetic radiation comprising an array of antenna elements, f... Read More
Inventors: Renshaw, Kenneth H.;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles, CA) |
Lead and tethering device
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS," one will understand how the features of this invention provide its advantages, which include simplicity of use and manufacture, versatility, improved restraining capabi... Read More
Inventors: Fuentes, Eileen M.;, Assignee: |
Prefabricated novel bird cage
What is claimed is: 1. A prefabricated fully assemblable animal enclosure comprising: a) a flat sheet of stiff material defining a plurality of panel surfaces that are foldable into a geometric config... Read More
Inventors: Christian, George T.; Huntington, Sally;, Assignee: |
Heteroarylamino- and heteroaryloxypyridinamine compounds which have useful utility in treating skin disorders
We claim: 1. A compound having the formula ##STR12## where n is 0 or 1; X is O or NR.sub.2, R.sub.2 being hydrogen, loweralkyl or loweralkylcarbonyl; R is hydrogen, loweralkyl, arylloweralkyl or lower... Read More
Inventors: Effland, Richard C.; Klein, Joseph T.; Olsen, Gordon E.; Davis, Larry;, Assignee: Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Somerville, NJ) |
Image fixing apparatus with movable sheet member and detectors
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide an image fixing apparatus wherein a high temperature offset is prevented, and the energy consumption is low. It is another obj... Read More
Inventors: Hirabayashi, Hiromitsu; Kusaka, Kensaku; Arai, Atsushi; Takayanagi, Yoshiaki;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
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